scepticism
/ˈskɛptɪsɪz(ə)m
/(archaic & North American skepticism)
noun [mass noun]
1A sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something: these claims were treated with scepticism...
- Come on, we all can do way better, despite my skepticism.
- Some might see an undercurrent of religious belief in the book; others might see an undercurrent of skepticism or betrayed hope.
- Similarly, some newcomers will hide behind some very unfair scepticism.
Synonyms
doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, a pinch of salt, lack of conviction;
disbelief, cynicism, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, misbelief, incredulity;
pessimism, defeatism
rare dubiety, Pyrrhonism, scepsis, minimifidianism
agnosticism, doubt;
atheism, non-theism, unbelief, non-belief;
rationalism
2 Philosophy The theory that certain knowledge is impossible: Cartesian scepticism...
- Nor has sensory skepticism hindered dogmatists from seeking absolute truth elsewhere, namely in Reason or Logic.
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